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My monitor will not work with the originally installed dvi cable but works with svga cable only, The dvi cable was installed when new 2 years ago. I installed new dvi cable ...no luck. I installed a vga cable and it works fine. Could this be a bad video card? What should I do?

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Try this if you haven't already, UNPLUG THE MONITOR FROM THE WALL.LEAVE UNPLUGGED FOR 5mins and PLUG IT BACK IN AT THE WALL.Alternatively try another dvi cable could be a dodgy cable.

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